Schloss Neuschwanstein

[bucolic_frolic]

2. Must have exploited and killed a lot of labor in its building

Wondering how they did it I came across this modern effort.
https://www.guedelon.fr/en/
In the heart of Guédelon forest, in an abandoned quarry, a team of master-builders is building a 13th-century castle from scratch. Quarrymen, stonemasons, carpenter-joiners, woodcutters, blacksmiths, tilers, carters and rope makers…are working together to revive heritage craft skills and to shed light on the world of medieval construction.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gu%C3%A9delon_Castle
Old tall castles—like the colossal keeps of Coucy in France (180 feet) or the White Tower in London (90 feet)—were built without electricity or modern machinery. Builders used thousands of laborers, human-powered cranes, lime mortar, and specialized scaffolding to conquer these heights.

Human powered cranes must have been interesting. Specialized scaffolding?

As always nice pics - you get to explore the world!